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The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for People with Alzheimer Disease, Other Dementias, and Memory Loss in Later Life

by Nancy L. Mace

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God schooling: How God Intended Children to Learn

by Julie Polanco (Goodreads Author)

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Awaking Wonder: Opening Your Child's Heart to the Beauty of Learning

by Sally Clarkson (Goodreads Author)

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Annaliisa White said: " Awaking wonder could not have come at a better time for me and my family. With our five-year-old son, we are beginning of our education journey and as such I have spent more than a few sleepless nights overthinking, over-analyzing and praying God w Awaking wonder could not have come at a better time for me and my family. With our five-year-old son, we are beginning of our education journey and as such I have spent more than a few sleepless nights overthinking, over-analyzing and praying God would show me which of our education options is right for us. Sally’s story in Awaking Wonder comes through like a breath of fresh air truly setting my anxious mind and heart at ease. Her long-term perspective, wise insights, tried-and-tested ideas, and thriving, creative, Christ-loving adult children are all proof that it’s more about our vision and day-to day-rhythms that shape the hearts, minds and intellects of our children. I love her quote that says:

"To give a child the gift of time to imagine, to dream, to create, to engage, and to wonder is to allow time and space for his heart to be touched by the beauty surrounding him, for his mind to have room to grow strong on the feast laid out for his imagination, and for his emotions to bathe in the tranquility of a peaceful life in an unhurried rhythm. Then we offer a feast of theology, math, story, literature, virtue, faith, science, nature, art, music and culture upon which to apply his wondering and wonderful mind. To lay this foundation is to give our children beauty and strength of imagination and the strong pleasure of learning and acquiring knowledge over a lifetime. Wonder is the catalyst in shaping a powerful, engaged intellect."

I highly recommend this book to ALL parents, teachers and anyone else who works with children. It's a refreshing counterpoint to the message of our current culture saying we need to do the long list of 'all the things & activities' in order properly educate and prepare our kids for this world. I love Sally's message that, it goes back to whole-hearted parenting AND making space and time in our lives to just BE and to intentionally set a feast of the best ideas, art, nature and spiritual formation for our children to take in, examine and enjoy together! What a beautiful approach....I'm so thankful for this book and its message--it is certainly shaping our ideas and choices for education and life from here on out. ...more "

Jul 27, 2020 10:12AM · see review

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